Chapter 9 of Celibates is here in full — 408 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 9 of Celibates is here in full — 408 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
'You do not understand women.' 'But what has understanding women to do with a religious question?' Harold asked a little more petulantly than usual. These were the words and intonation she had expected, and she smiled inwardly. 'Women's lives are so different from men, we need a more intimate consolation than Protestantism can give us.
Chapter 9 of Celibates is here in full — 408 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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the comfort you feel when consoled in times of disappointment
From this reading “'Women's lives are so different from men, we need a more intimate consolation than Protestantism can give us.”
marked by close acquaintance, association, or familiarity
From this reading “'Women's lives are so different from men, we need a more intimate consolation than Protestantism can give us.”
rise and fall of the voice pitch
From this reading “These were the words and intonation she had expected, and she smiled inwardly.”
with respect to private feelings
From this reading “These were the words and intonation she had expected, and she smiled inwardly.”
plural of “life” — a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading “'Women's lives are so different from men, we need a more intimate consolation than Protestantism can give us.”
the theological system of any of the churches of western Christendom that separated from the Roman Catholic Church during the Reformation
From this reading “'Women's lives are so different from men, we need a more intimate consolation than Protestantism can give us.”
concerned with sacred matters or religion or the church
From this reading “'But what has understanding women to do with a religious question?'”
the cognitive condition of someone who understands
From this reading “'But what has understanding women to do with a religious question?'”
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used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading 'But what has understanding women to do with a religious question?'
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading These were the words and intonation she had expected, and she smiled inwardly.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading 'Women's lives are so different from men, we need a more intimate consolation than Protestantism can give us.
past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading Harold asked a little more petulantly than usual.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading 'But what has understanding women to do with a religious question?'
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading 'Women's lives are so different from men, we need a more intimate consolation than Protestantism can give us.
the comfort you feel when consoled in times of disappointment
From this reading 'Women's lives are so different from men, we need a more intimate consolation than Protestantism can give us.
unlike in nature or quality or form or degree
From this reading 'Women's lives are so different from men, we need a more intimate consolation than Protestantism can give us.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading 'You do not understand women.'
considered likely or probable to happen or arrive
From this reading These were the words and intonation she had expected, and she smiled inwardly.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading 'Women's lives are so different from men, we need a more intimate consolation than Protestantism can give us.
cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading 'Women's lives are so different from men, we need a more intimate consolation than Protestantism can give us.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading These were the words and intonation she had expected, and she smiled inwardly.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Harold asked a little more petulantly than usual.
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading 'But what has understanding women to do with a religious question?'
marked by close acquaintance, association, or familiarity
From this reading 'Women's lives are so different from men, we need a more intimate consolation than Protestantism can give us.
rise and fall of the voice pitch
From this reading These were the words and intonation she had expected, and she smiled inwardly.
with respect to private feelings
From this reading These were the words and intonation she had expected, and she smiled inwardly.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading Harold asked a little more petulantly than usual.
plural of “life” — a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading 'Women's lives are so different from men, we need a more intimate consolation than Protestantism can give us.
the force of workers available
From this reading 'Women's lives are so different from men, we need a more intimate consolation than Protestantism can give us.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading Harold asked a little more petulantly than usual.
a condition requiring relief
From this reading 'Women's lives are so different from men, we need a more intimate consolation than Protestantism can give us.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading 'You do not understand women.'
in a petulant manner
From this reading Harold asked a little more petulantly than usual.
the theological system of any of the churches of western Christendom that separated from the Roman Catholic Church during the Reformation
From this reading 'Women's lives are so different from men, we need a more intimate consolation than Protestantism can give us.
challenge the accuracy, probity, or propriety of
From this reading 'But what has understanding women to do with a religious question?'
concerned with sacred matters or religion or the church
From this reading 'But what has understanding women to do with a religious question?'
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading These were the words and intonation she had expected, and she smiled inwardly.
past form of “smile” — change one's facial expression by spreading the lips, often to signal pleasure
From this reading These were the words and intonation she had expected, and she smiled inwardly.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading 'Women's lives are so different from men, we need a more intimate consolation than Protestantism can give us.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading Harold asked a little more petulantly than usual.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading These were the words and intonation she had expected, and she smiled inwardly.
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading These were the words and intonation she had expected, and she smiled inwardly.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading 'But what has understanding women to do with a religious question?'
know and comprehend the nature or meaning of
From this reading 'You do not understand women.'
the cognitive condition of someone who understands
From this reading 'But what has understanding women to do with a religious question?'
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading 'Women's lives are so different from men, we need a more intimate consolation than Protestantism can give us.
occurring or encountered or experienced or observed frequently or in accordance with regular practice or procedure
From this reading Harold asked a little more petulantly than usual.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading 'Women's lives are so different from men, we need a more intimate consolation than Protestantism can give us.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading These were the words and intonation she had expected, and she smiled inwardly.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading 'But what has understanding women to do with a religious question?'
in the company of; together with
From this reading 'But what has understanding women to do with a religious question?'
plural of “woman” — an adult female person (as opposed to a man)
From this reading 'You do not understand women.'
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading 'Women's lives are so different from men, we need a more intimate consolation than Protestantism can give us.
the words that are spoken
From this reading These were the words and intonation she had expected, and she smiled inwardly.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading 'You do not understand women.'
Chapter 9 of Celibates by George Moore holds 408 sentences, grouped into 82 reading sections of at most 5 sentences. The text is the public-domain source, unabridged, and the chapter records which sentences cover which part of the work so that nothing is dropped. Every word can be tapped for its pronunciation and dictionary entry.
Chapter 9 holds 408 sentences of Celibates, unabridged, divided into 82 reading sections.
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